Later in the month brought River Pig Saloon, a Northwest Portland bar looking to bring back the grit; Fenrir, serving Scandinavian-inspired fare above Cellar Door Coffee in Southeast; and Reverend's BBQ, a Sellwood BBQ joint from the trio behind Laurelhurst Market.

April has already seen the opening of Easy Company, the cocktail-meets-beer bar from ChefStable in Old Town/Chinatown. Kachka, the long-anticipated zakuski bar on Southeast Grand and the Southeast Division Pine State Biscuits will also be opening later this month. Stay tuned for pictures to come (very soon).

What restaurant are you most looking forward to opening/trying this year? Tag it with #PDXfood on Twitter, or tell me about it @sambakall. If you tag it, it will post here.

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